Jenni Hawkins
Director/Occupational Therapist
Jenni loves working with children in their own home or education setting. This helps them feel more comfortable and helps children transfer therapy into their everyday life.
Graduating from the University of South Australia, Adelaide in 1999 with a Bachelor of Applied Science – Occupational Therapy, Jenni quickly discovered her passion and joy for working with children.
Jenni is a mum to a beautiful daughter, a cheeky puppy, crazy cat, energetic turtle and noisy chooks!
Using a holistic approach to working with children, she feels privileged to partner with families and be part of their journey.
Jenni has a strong grounding in early development and literacy. She loves using play, games and hands on activities to boost a child’s skills.
Sophie Papa
Speech Pathologist
Sophie has a calm and caring nature. Her patience helps her to listen to family’s needs and therefore provide a holistic therapy approach.
Graduating from the University of Queensland with Bachelors degrees in Health Sciences and Speech Pathology in 2020.
Sophie comes from a dance background and has been teaching dance to children of all ages for many years. Her passion for working with children and helping them achieve their goals stemmed from there and continues to grow.
The beach is one of her favourite weekend or holiday spots. She is always found in the kitchen cooking or going to sporting events.
Natsumi Iwasaki
Speech Pathologist
Natsumi graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology in 2020. She is calm, patient and passionate about supporting children in their home and education settings. Her favourite part about being a mobile speech pathologist is that she can work with children in their everyday environments where they are most comfortable, and collaborate more closely with families and other key stakeholders.
She has a particular interest in literacy, language and Augmentative & Alternative Communication, but has experience working in the community supporting children and their families with a range of communication goals.
On the weekends, she loves going for a drive, listening to music and spending time with friends and family.
Kate Blencowe
Occupational Therapist
We are excited to welcome Kate to the team in January, 2026.
More details coming soon!
Sue Skopelitis
Administration
After moving to Australia from South Africa, Sue joined the team in an Administration capacity to allow her more time with her very busy, sporty boys. After many years in the Food Service Industry, joining the Whole Hearted Kids team is a welcome change that allows for a work life balance that better suits her family.
She is the proud Mum to two boys and a rescue Jack Russell (all the way from Africa).
Sue is a calm, organised person that offers support to both Clients and The Team wherever she can.
Therapy Assistants
We have an amazing team of Therapy Assistants that support our families at home and in their community. They each bring a unique set of skills and a shared passion:
Cameron
Keiko
De
Joanna
David (DJ)